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Release Date:
January 15, 1943
Original Title:
London Blackout Murders
Alternate Titles:
Los crímenes del Dr. Vernon
O Seu Destino é Matar
Os Crimes do Dr. Vernon
Secret Motive
Genres:
Crime | Drama
Production Companies:
Republic Pictures
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 59
A young girl, Mary Tillet, is forced to find a new place to live due to her London home being bombed during World War II. Her tobacconist landlord, Jack Rawling, tries to help her turn her new apartment into a home. Meanwhile the newspapers are reporting news of the "London Blackout Murders," a murder spree being committed against a ring of suspected Nazi spies, and Mary must determine if her kind landlord is an assassin.
Art Direction:
Russell Kimball
Assistant Director:
Arthur Siteman
Director:
George Sherman
Director of Photography:
Jack A. Marta
Editor:
Charles Craft
Music Director:
Morton Scott
Orchestrator:
Arthur Morton
Original Music Composer:
Walter Scharf
Mort Glickman
Producer:
George Sherman
Screenplay:
Curt Siodmak
Set Decoration:
Otto Siegel
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